Indeed you are correct and he's running rugby at Newington I suspect, along similar lines to what he did at Grammar and we're getting Grammar like results.
You'll note how Grammar have improved since he moved to Newington
Talent is there, but not being developed.
You’re right, the talent is there and definitely not being developed by the school at all. The school has never developed the talent of the boys, only the performance of the team as a whole. If the boys want development its something they need to seek out themselves because they’re not getting it from the school, which is what i believe a number of the boys have done. They haven’t had great player combinations in key positions for many years, and their lack of foresight is now bearing dry fruits.
Newington will struggle this year, but they may come good next year....just maybe.....if boys don’t leave the program after this year. There are some grumbles amongst the ranks and many boys (who were previous in the As and Bs in former years) have opted to not play at all this year.
The current year 12 boys are in a cohort that was identified early on as a group that will struggle, however the current year 11 boys, since year 7, were something special and had only lost 1 or 2 games throughout the years (in the As and Bs). Now that those boys and the current year 12 boys are mixed together in the opens they’ve lost the chemistry that seemed to work so well for them all as a stand alone age group.
I disagree that the previous DoR was fantastic, he only cared about the 1st and 2nd. I understand he was replaced because of his poor win/loss record and it’s said that he only wanted to play lesser graded teams in the lower grades to boost the win/loss ratio. the current DoR seemed promising at the beginning, and he’s taken a great interest in the school as a whole (plus the junior campuses, which no one has done previously) and not only focusing on 1st and 2nd, although it seems he’s much the same as the former one. And he doesn’t appear to have the support of a majority of the boys, is the mail that I’ve received.
It disappointing and Newington will struggle this year.
Side note: i heard current DoR moved from Grammar because it wasn’t a “rugby” school and he wasn’t able to implement the programs that he wanted that would allow Grammar to progress.
